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Casualty Info
Home Town Los Angeles, CA
Last Address Los Angeles, CA
Casualty Date Dec 12, 1952
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Korea
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
First VA-125: established as VA-55E in 1946 (Reserve Squadron)
VA-55E redesignated VA-923 in January 1950 (Reserve Squadron)
VA-923 activated on July 20, 1950
VA-923 redesignated VA-125 on February 4, 1953
VA-125 disestablished on April 10, 1958
Second VA-125:
established as VA-26 on June 30, 1956
VA-26 redesignated VA-125 on April 11, 1958
VA-125 disestablished on October 1, 1977
AIRCRAFT:
First VA-125:
Douglas AD-3/4/5/6/7 Skyraider (1953-58)
Second VA-125:
(year received the aircraft)
Douglas AD-5 (A-1E) Skyraider (1960)
Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk (1958)
Douglas A4D-2 (A-4B) Skyhawk (1958)
Douglas A4D-2N (A-4C) Skyhawk (1960)
Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (1962)
Douglas A-4F Skyhawk (1968)
Douglas TA-4F Skyhawk (1966)
Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair II (1969)
Ling-Temco-Vought A-7B Corsair II (1969)
Ling-Temco-Vought A-7C Corsair II (1975)
DEPLOYMENTS:
First VA-125:
May 1951 - December 1951 with CVG-102 aboard USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31)
September 1952 - May 1953 with CVG-102 aboard USS Oriskany (CV 34)
March 1954 - October 1954 with CVG-12 aboard USS Boxer (CVA 21)
August 1955 - March 1956 with CVG-12 aboard USS Hancock (CVA 19)
April 1957 - October 1957 with CVG-12 aboard USS Lexington (CVA 16)
